The Legislative Branch Flashcards
How many terms does the US senators have
6 years
The United State Senate is headed by…
The Vice President and president pro tempore
How many US senators are in each state?
2 senators per us senate
Number of House of Representatives in the US
435 members
How many terms do the US House of Representatives serve?
2 year terms
Who is the house of representative headed by?
The speaker of the house
Law making process….
Introducing a bill in either house Worked on in committees Debating the bill on the floor Voting on the bill in both houses Sending the bill to the president or governor
What’s the difference between making Virginia laws then making National Laws
The Virginia laws get signed by the governor and the national laws get signed by the president
Virginia Congress includes ______ and ________
House of delegates and senate
Virginia senate has ___ members
40 members
Virginia house of delegates has ___ members
100
How many terms do the Virginia senators run?
4 years
How many terms do the house of delegates of Virginia get?
2 year terms
What is an ordinance?
Local laws
What is federalism
The division of power between the states and the national government
What are expressed powers?
Powers listed in the constitution
What are implied powers?
Carry out powers that weren’t listed in the constitution
What are reserved powers
Powers given to the states
What are concurrent powers
How are shared between the national and state governments
What can counties do
– elect board of supervisors, enacting ordinances
Adopting annual budget
Elected or appointed school board
What can town governments do?
Elect town council, which exercises legislative powers, like enacting ordinances and adopting an annual budget
Towns are located within counties
Citizens receive and pay for services from both the town and the county
What can city governments do?
Elect city Council, like enacting ordinances
Elected or appointed school board
What’s the difference between town laws in city laws
Cities have a school board and towns don’t
